Four Renewable Power Projects Approved in Odisha

These comprise two solar power projects of 50 MW each, a wind power project of 50 MW and a waste-to-energy (bio-methanation) project of Rourkela Municipal Corporation with an investment of INR 890 crore.

July 10, 2023. By EI News Network

The single window committee (SWC) of the Energy Department latest cleared offers for four renewable projects.

These comprise two solar power projects of 50 MW each, a wind power project of 50 MW and a waste-to-energy (bio-methanation) project of Rourkela Municipal Corporation with an investment of INR 890 crore.

In the third project, power will be manufactured from methane gas produced by fermentation of municipal waste.

GRIDCO MD Trilochan Panda said, “In the first phase, 40kW power will be generated by utilising five-tonne waste out of the 40 tonne produced in the steel city everyday. Solid bio-fertiliser will be produced as a bi-product.”

He added, under Odisha Renewable Energy Policy, 2022, such power can be generated by GRIDCO at a tariff rate fixed by OERC for utilisation in the state, as per National Tariff Policy, 2016. The power fulfil the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) of the state. In such a waste management process solid bio-fertiliser will be procured as a bi-product.

Odisha Renewable Energy Policy, 2022 aims to achieve the objectives such as adopting clean energy alternatives and decarbonizing the energy sector, which contains both grid-based electricity consumption and captive consumption of industrial consumers in the State. Captivate investment in the green energy sector, generate job opportunities and evolve the State economy. Provision of R&D and boost new initiatives and emerging RE technologies in the State.

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